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Synthesis, Phase-Transition Behaviour, and Oil Adsorption Performance of Porous Poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) Alkyl Ether Acrylate) Gels
To probe the effects of pendant side-chain structures on the properties of porous thermoresponsive polymer gels, oligo(ethylene glycol) alkyl ether acrylates were polymerised in an aqueous medium under radical-mediated phase-separation conditions. The monomer structures varied according to the lengt...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7361678/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32585809 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym12061405 |
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author | Safi, Syed Ragib Nakata, Taku Hara, Shyotaro Gotoh, Takehiko Iizawa, Takashi Nakai, Satoshi |
author_facet | Safi, Syed Ragib Nakata, Taku Hara, Shyotaro Gotoh, Takehiko Iizawa, Takashi Nakai, Satoshi |
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description | To probe the effects of pendant side-chain structures on the properties of porous thermoresponsive polymer gels, oligo(ethylene glycol) alkyl ether acrylates were polymerised in an aqueous medium under radical-mediated phase-separation conditions. The monomer structures varied according to the lengths and termini of their ethylene glycol side chains. The porous poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) alkyl ether acrylate) (POEGA) gels exhibited variable lower critical solution temperatures (LCSTs) but similar and rapid swelling–deswelling behaviours. Although the LCST of the poly(tri(ethylene glycol) monomethyl ether acrylate) (PTEGA) gel decreased with increasing aqueous NaCl or CaCl(2) concentration, PTEGA showed excellent thermosensitivity in highly concentrated salt solutions, recommending its application in saline environments. Examination of PTEGA adsorption performance in an oil–water emulsion showed that n-tridecane adsorption increased with temperature. Although n-tridecane was effectively adsorbed at 70 °C, its release from the fully adsorbed PTEGA gel was difficult despite a temperature reduction from 70 to 20 °C. |
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spelling | pubmed-73616782020-07-21 Synthesis, Phase-Transition Behaviour, and Oil Adsorption Performance of Porous Poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) Alkyl Ether Acrylate) Gels Safi, Syed Ragib Nakata, Taku Hara, Shyotaro Gotoh, Takehiko Iizawa, Takashi Nakai, Satoshi Polymers (Basel) Article To probe the effects of pendant side-chain structures on the properties of porous thermoresponsive polymer gels, oligo(ethylene glycol) alkyl ether acrylates were polymerised in an aqueous medium under radical-mediated phase-separation conditions. The monomer structures varied according to the lengths and termini of their ethylene glycol side chains. The porous poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) alkyl ether acrylate) (POEGA) gels exhibited variable lower critical solution temperatures (LCSTs) but similar and rapid swelling–deswelling behaviours. Although the LCST of the poly(tri(ethylene glycol) monomethyl ether acrylate) (PTEGA) gel decreased with increasing aqueous NaCl or CaCl(2) concentration, PTEGA showed excellent thermosensitivity in highly concentrated salt solutions, recommending its application in saline environments. Examination of PTEGA adsorption performance in an oil–water emulsion showed that n-tridecane adsorption increased with temperature. Although n-tridecane was effectively adsorbed at 70 °C, its release from the fully adsorbed PTEGA gel was difficult despite a temperature reduction from 70 to 20 °C. MDPI 2020-06-23 /pmc/articles/PMC7361678/ /pubmed/32585809 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym12061405 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Safi, Syed Ragib Nakata, Taku Hara, Shyotaro Gotoh, Takehiko Iizawa, Takashi Nakai, Satoshi Synthesis, Phase-Transition Behaviour, and Oil Adsorption Performance of Porous Poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) Alkyl Ether Acrylate) Gels |
title | Synthesis, Phase-Transition Behaviour, and Oil Adsorption Performance of Porous Poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) Alkyl Ether Acrylate) Gels |
title_full | Synthesis, Phase-Transition Behaviour, and Oil Adsorption Performance of Porous Poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) Alkyl Ether Acrylate) Gels |
title_fullStr | Synthesis, Phase-Transition Behaviour, and Oil Adsorption Performance of Porous Poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) Alkyl Ether Acrylate) Gels |
title_full_unstemmed | Synthesis, Phase-Transition Behaviour, and Oil Adsorption Performance of Porous Poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) Alkyl Ether Acrylate) Gels |
title_short | Synthesis, Phase-Transition Behaviour, and Oil Adsorption Performance of Porous Poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) Alkyl Ether Acrylate) Gels |
title_sort | synthesis, phase-transition behaviour, and oil adsorption performance of porous poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) alkyl ether acrylate) gels |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7361678/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32585809 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym12061405 |
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